"Orange Is the New Black" Got Two Beloved Latinx Spices Mixed Up and People Noticed

Are you Team Sazón or Team Adobo?

One of the best things about Orange Is the New Black is its diverse cast. Few other shows offer LGBTQ people and people of color so many opportunities to see themselves reflected in important, fully-realized characters onscreen. But that also means there’s immense pressure on the Netflix original to get the details right, and if you don’t believe me, just check out the response on social media from Latinx fans to a major faux pas from an episode in the new season.

Basically, Latina super duo Maritza (Diane Guerrero) and Flaca (Jackie Cruz) get their hands on a cell phone while in Litchfield and use its camera to shoot a makeup tutorial fit for a YouTube channel. The pair uses household items to contour their mugs, specifically, spices that you can probably find in your abuela’s kitchen right now.

"What I'm doing now is contour and highlight,” Martiza says while filming with a selfie stick. “When I wasn't in prison, I would do this with a Mac Pro palette and a #19 fan brush. But in here, I use three spices that you can find in any kitchen: cinnamon, cumin, and Sazón Goya."

Pero here’s the escandalo: when she points to the alleged bottle of Sazón, it is actually Adobo.
Now, if that doesn’t seem like a big deal to you, you probably don’t understand the important place that we Latinxs have in our hearts for Adobo, which is right up there with Vicks VapoRub™ in a power ranking of magical household items.

Naturally, we won’t be holding this isolated incident against the show for too long since mistakes obviously happen and if anything it gave us a good laugh. But still, mija… confusing Adobo with Sazón? SMH (seasoning my hígado con cebolla).